Since encounter #2 is winding down on Delve #4, thought I would open this thread up for all you brave souls who want to design yet another PC. Since Gary and I are not DMing currently, we thought we would do the next 2 delves, and he voted me in for this one. We have some time, as the current delve will probably go through the end of the year, but never too early to plan the next one, especially since I am bored at work today.

So far, I know Gary is playing. Who else is in?

For gold, we thought we would do it a little differently. Each character should start with 1 level 6 item, 1 level 5 item, 1 level 4 item, and gold equal to another level 4 item, so 840 gold. This is the default for building characters over level 1 in the CB.

Yes, I had "claimed it" a while ago, but I can just as easily relinquish it too. I had a scan through the delve three months or so ago, but have not read it closely. My thought in signing up for it was that I could run at least one, maybe two more delves before DMing Points of Light. Alas, delves 2 and 4 have been taking a lot longer than anticipated.

Emily can correct me if this assumption is wrong, but I imagine I will be getting PLENTY of DMing experience very quickly once my campaign starts, much more than one or two extra delves in fact.

So, Jon, if you want to run delve 5, that's fine by me. Especially since it probably would be better not to start a delve AND a campaign simultaneously. Having said that, as usual, I would be glad to play as either Alysandra, Zrith, or Mika. I truly can't recall any details of the delve, but if the group would rather have me sit this one out, that's fine with me too.

2 - I'll try something haven't played and am not playing or about to play here or EN World (so no warlock, rogue, sorcerer, artificer, druid, paladin, bard, swordmage, or seeker).

So that leaves fighter, ranger, warlord, wizard, monk, psion, assassin, warden, shaman (although you had that dwarf in FR), avenger, barbarian, and cleric. Wow! That's quite a lot left unplayed, with more on the way next year. Somehow I thought you'd gone through more.

If I change my mind and do create a new character, it will be a druid.

Ooooh! Invoker! You reminded me of an idea I had for an invoker a while back when I was itching to play a controller (now I've got bumbling Alfred). Maybe druid, invoker, Mika, Alysandra, or Zrith then. If I play Mika, then nobody else needs to play a leader role with all the healing she can dole out. Just keep her alive.

My vote is always for people to use combinations we have never used. I just sent you all a chart of all of the race/class/build combos and which we have used. This does not include hybrids, which would make for waaaaaay too many columns.

Ooooh! Invoker! You reminded me of an idea I had for an invoker a while back when I was itching to play a controller (now I've got bumbling Alfred). Maybe druid, invoker, Mika, Alysandra, or Zrith then. If I play Mika, then nobody else needs to play a leader role with all the healing she can dole out. Just keep her alive.

I couldn't resist last night and dabbled with level 5 psion way later than was good for me. There seems to be a lot versatility with multiple at-wills and the option to augment them two different ways. Each at-will has essentially three variations and at level 5 you have three at-wills (so nine variations), one utility, and two dailys. The at-wills just keep on increasing with levels. Lots of tactical options.

I also created a summoning druid. At level 5 he has two dailys, so two summons. That means he could theorecialy incrrease the party size by two creatures that can act independently, since druid summons have an automatic instinctive action when not given a commmand.

Will play one of those two I think, but if you play an ardent I'll play a psion so we can better play-test the augment system and discuss.

I think I have 2 other people to play in this game, as well, who I will be speaking with this weekend. And Ari wants to play. That will give us a nice big 7 PC party. It is looking like mid-January-ish for this delve to start, so we have plenty of time.